Chronic hepatitis C: This and the new era of treatment

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 92-106

  Bertino, Gaetano ^a   Ardiri, Annalisa ^a   Proiti, Maria ^a   Rigano, Giuseppe ^a   Frazzetto, Evelise ^a   Demma, Shirin ^a   Ruggeri, Maria Irene ^b   Scuderi, Laura ^a   Malaguarnera, Giulia ^c   Bertino, Nicoletta ^c   Rapisarda, Venerando ^a   Di Carlo, Isidoro ^c   Toro, Adriana ^c   Salomone, Federico ^d   Malaguarnera, Mariano ^c   Bertino, Emanuele ^c   Malaguarnera, Michele ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b ARNAS Civic Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d Acireale Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boceprevir; Daclatasvir; Dasabuvir; Direct acting antiviral agents; Faldaprevir; Hepatitis C; Ledipasvir; Nucleoside inhibitors; Ombitasvir; Ritonavir; Simeprevir; Sofosbuvir; Telaprevir

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954447814     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i2.92     Document Type: Article

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